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Baldwin's Book Barn was established in 1934 and deals in all things books; antiquarian, new, used, and rare. As well as antiques, manuscripts, maps, Gicle and other prints.037720ATTR:RARE037740ATTR:RARE038110ATTR:RARE

Baldwin's Book Barn is one of the best and oldest book stores in the United States. We feature over 300,000 books in 200 categories, stored in a historic 5 story stone barn built in 1822. Here are Baldwin's there is something for everyone! Looking for a rare or out of print book? Give us a call and we will locate it for you. We also buy old, and rare books.

Baldwin's Book Barn is a 5 story stone dairy barn that is one of America's truly distinctive book stores. We have over 300,000 used and rare books, as well as manuscripts, maps, prints, paintings, and other fine collectibles. The business was started in 1934 by William and Lilla Baldwin, and was moved to the barn in 1946. Today, the business is run by their son, Tom. As you enter the store, you...

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Baldwin's Book Barn is a book lover's dream. This off-the-beaten-path bookstore in a converted barn has nooks and crannies filled with more than 300,000 used and rare books on almost every subject, along with historic maps and prints.

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100

Whether you are a book lover or not, the barn is an interesting place to visit. Five floors of books, some very old and other not so old. Old sorts of chairs arranged through the barn in case you need to sit and read. A huge black cat napping on books. Fascinating!

So many books, so little time

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80

Wow found this place on Google. Did not expect it to be as advertised. There really are 5 floors of books in every nook and cranny. They are well organized with only rare books separated. Vintage, hard to find and some newer (1990's). Books on any subject local history, military history, forcing biographies, any type of sport literature, animals and...

Baldwin's Book Barn can be found at Lenape Rd 865. The following is offered: Used & Rare Bookstores. The entry is present with us since Sep 9, 2010 and was last updated on Nov 14, 2013. In West Chester there are 2 other Used & Rare Bookstores. An overview can be found here.